Manchester Fisheries Management Office

The Northeast Regional Office is located at the Manchester Trout Hatchery approximately 4 miles southeast of Manchester on 205th Avenue. From State Highway 20, take the County Road D5X exit and drive north approximately 1 mile to the "T" intersection. Turn right (east) onto County Road D-22. Drive 2 miles and turn right (south) onto 205 Ave. The road will dead end at the hatchery in approximately 2 miles.

The office is home to the Manchester fisheries management team, who are responsible for fisheries management activities in the following counties: Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Delaware, Dubuque and Jackson. Management activities at the Manchester district office include:

Managing the coldwater trout streams in the southern half of the region

surveying and assessing fish and turtle populations in lakes and rivers